Congressman spars with park ranger over WWII Memorial

On Wednesday, Texas Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-Lubbock) visited the shuttered World War II Memorial in DC. The memorial, like all national parks, is currently closed to the general public due to the federal government shutdown.

In a bizarre exchange caught on camera, Neugebauer demands to know why the park ranger at the memorial would “deny” access to citizens … as if the shutdown is the fault of this poor Park Service employee.

“The Park Service should be ashamed of themselves,” Neugebauer says.

“I’m not ashamed,” answers the ranger.

“You should be,” Neugebauer replies.

From there, the crowd gets irritated.

“This woman is doing her job, just like me,” shouts one onlooker. “I’m a 30-year federal veteran. I’m out of work.”

“Well, the reason you are is because [Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid] decided to shut down the government,” Neugebauer tells the man.

The man responds, “No, it’s because the government won’t do its job and pass a budget.”